CFO / Financial
Swiss Re Expects Catastrophe Reinsurance Prices to Keep Falling
Reinsurance prices will continue to fall this year as competition for customers from hedge funds and other sources of alternative capital send premiums to their lowest in four years, according to ...
All M&A Deals Have Culture Divides to Address: BCG Report
The idea that cultural differences can spoil a merger or acquisition deal isn't new, but according to M&A consultants at The Boston Consulting Group, cultural differences often show up ...
Cat Bond Q1 Issuance Hit $2B, a New Record
Catastrophe bond issuance hit $2 billion during the first three months of 2016, making it the most active first quarter in market history, according to the latest report from the Property Claim ...
Aon Benfield Readies Launch of Global Reinsurer Trading Platform
Aon Benfield, the reinsurance intermediary and capital adviser of Aon plc, will launch a global reinsurer trading platform on April 11. Available for use with the July 1 renewals, ABConnect ...
Reinsurance Use of Alternative Capital Grew 12% in 2015: Aon Report
Alternative capital continues to make its presence felt in the reinsurance market, increasing by 12 percent during 2015 to $72 billion, while traditional capital decreased by 4 percent to $493 ...
Most Insurance M&A Deals Haven’t Improved Financial Strength: S&P
The flurry of insurance mergers and acquisitions that yielded about $150 billion of transactions globally in 2015 may endure even after years of "patchy" results for some companies making deals, ...
Lloyd’s Is Vulnerable to Harm if UK Leaves EU: Survey
Approximately 70 percent of London market insurers, brokers, and service providers contacted in a new survey believe Lloyd's of London faces harm or severe damage if the U.K. leaves the European ...
Zurich Closes $700M Acquisition of Crop Insurer from Wells Fargo
Zurich Insurance Group closed its acquisition of America's leading agriculture insurer, a deal that gives it a much larger stake in the sector at a time when it is trying to diversify operations. ...